The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-03-03

IHE BODY OF an unknown man was found
dead in Q bayou in the woods near the
Miami river, one mile below Franklin, the
other morning, by Theodore Thompson, q
farmer, where it is supposed it had been
washed during the recent flood. 1t was in a
badly decomposed condition, and had tho
appearance of having lain in the water for
q long time. The coroner being summoned,
the body was taken to town and the
clothing searched, which resulted in the
finding Of $3.65 in silver coin, short lead
pencil, piece Of star tobacco and Ma
sonic pin on his vest. From the numbers
on his shirt 1t is supposed that he was an
inmate Of the Dayton Soldiers Home. In
quiry was made Of the authorities of tho
above institution, and the information
elected that the man found answers to the
description Of Jeremiah Lynch, who left
the Soldiers Home at Dayton on one days.
furlough in December and has not been
heard Of since. There were several bruises
on the head; one In particular over the
right eye, which gave evidence of having
been inflicted with dull instrument.
THE startling report reached Canton on
the 2Sd that graveyard ghouls have been at
work south Of the city, and that one, If not
moron bodies, had been snstched. A few
daysiego, Amos Zerbe, well-known citi-
zen and business man of Canton, died and
his body was inferred in q cemetery just
outside the southern city limits. Ths sex
ton saw some suspicious looking charac-
ters hanging around the cemetery after
the interment, and ON the 21st noticed that
the earth over the newly made grave of
Zerbe had sunk great deal lower than is
usual, and, becoming alarmed, he dug to
the cofin, opened it and found it empty,
the body having been removed. 1t is sup
posed that the body was shipped to Clcve-
land.
TIE report Of the statiatician Of the Az
ricultural Department, just issued, shows
that there are in Ohio 761,2l7 horses, val
ued at e02, 1893 ,o01; mules, A,479, value,
"a, 1881; milch cows, oxen and other rat.
tie, 1,v8,2O6, valued at s49, 463, $50; sheep,
4,b6a,9lS, value, el1,5eS, ,675; hogs, 2,as0, ,3S4,
valued at >l2, ,967, ,ss2.
A MAN giving his name as Henry Adams
has been swindling Ohio farmers. He Of.
fered them the agency of tool-sharpener
II they would sign an order for sample,
which hundreds Of them did. The orders
turn out now to ba promissory notes, and
the farmers don't know what to do about It.
JOSEPH J. PsIREIs Of Racine, man over
sixty years Of age, was knocked down in
the dark and his beard plucked out by q
band calling themselves 1.-THE White
caps" who supposed he had been guilty of
improper conduct towards little girls.
DAYTON gets e57, ,e79.06 under the distribu-
tion Of the Dow tax law.
LEVI NILLEA, Conroy, jumped OF mov-
Ing train on the r., n. W. h @. road and
was killed.
HnxRY NnRsNANN, who shot and killed
Benjamin ]. Ricking, Cincinnati, has been
held by the coroner ON charge Of murder
In the hrst degree. Kitty Brown 10 held az
accessory TO the crime.
TEE decision Of the Supreme Court Of
Ohio - 70 the right Of the city Of Cincin-
pata 70 receive certain portion Of the Daw
tan, Will give the police fund over ti75 900.
RpvAnp JospAN, who shot Matilda War.
ren, in Cincinnati, has been held by the
coroner on charge Of murder In the first
degree. ~
4 PIsA Of guilty to . charge Of nayln
hes landed Jehn Ross, es LAMA, In the pea
itentiary for yeas.